Scrumpy is a free Scrum tool specifically designed to help a Product Owner maintain a Backlog of User Stories. It gives you a rational basis for providing meaningful answers to key questions like "When is this feature likely to be done?" and "What is likely to be done by this date?".

Scrumpy's feature set has been carefully scoped to compliment your existing Scrum practices i.e. the ones involving a wall, sticky pieces of paper and people talking to each other. It assists with your day to day Backlog maintenance and provides you with a meaningful long term view that helps you to manage the expectation of your stakeholders. Scrumpy is more in keeping with the Agile value of "People and Interactions..." than many tools on offer. It gives you the help you need but without trying to take over your world.

Low Impact

Doesn't create an illusion of greater determinism than can possibly be achieved.

Isn't crammed with unnecessary (e.g. Task Planning) features.

Distributed as Freeware.

Easy to install, setup and use.

CSV Story import to help get you started quickly.

CSV Story export so that you can migrate your Product Backlog to other applications should you wish.

100% Java so you can run it on your preferred platform e.g. Windows, Mac or Linux etc.

The Bottom Line…

Scrumpy has just the features you really need in a clean, simple and free package so you can get started with managing your backlog right away. It gives you more than you can get from a Spreadsheet without becoming an obstacle to face-to-face communication. Of course the truth is that there is no single tool for all situations. Scrumpy was the right tool for mine. Maybe it is a good fit for yours too.